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:: Thursday, March 20, 2008 ::
What Have You Bought That Was Made By A Child Working In A Sweatshop? - POSTED BY LISSIE, Where the Orange Blossoms Grow
According to the National Labor Committee, “The people who stitch together our jeans and assemble our CD-players are mostly young women and children in Central America, Mexico, Bangladesh, China and other poor nations, many working 12 to 14-hour days for pennies an hour.' This makes it possible for us to buy more and more while paying less and less. Aren’t we lucky? From the clothing we wear to the toys our children play with, store shelves are stocked with goods made in sweatshops and the aisles we shop are lined with products made in factories that exploit child labor. Every day more than 200 million children around world—one in every six between ages 5 and 17—go work instead of school. According to the International Labor Organization, nearly 171 million children—111 million are younger than 15—are engaged in hazardous work.------------------------------------------- posted 7:58 AM :: reference link ::
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